Ultrasound can cause anomalies in the Xiaomi MI5S Plus gyroscope

Re:Ultrasound can cause anomalies in the Xiaomi MI5S Plus gy... by StavrosK on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @09:15AM (#17549482)

Can humans with issues in the optical stream use the gyros? I find it harder to balance with my eyes closed, though obviously not impossible.

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Re:Ultrasound can cause anomalies in the Xiaomi MI5S Plus gy... by falcolas on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @10:15AM (#17549867)

Well, the blind and sight-impaired have been walking (and running) for years, so I'd vote "yes".

Even people with impressive visual hallucinations are still capable of walking.

That said, vertigo (where your eyes and your inner ear are in violent disagreement as to whether you are moving) can impair movement, though you can grow accustomed to the "disagreement".

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Re:Ultrasound can cause anomalies in the Xiaomi MI5S Plus gy... by tehbeard on Tuesday July 17, 2018 @11:03AM (#17550144)

I think the optical stream fits more of an error correction/secondary data stream in this case.

The difficulty may be down to you trying to use other senses and overcompensating on the data (e.g. air pressure, which tells you something is near-ish you but not if it's about to contact you so you react)

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